The rskeymgmt utility is an encryption key management tool. You can use it to back up, apply, recreate, and delete symmetric keys. You can also use this tool to attach a report server instance to a shared report server database. Rskeymgmt can be used in database recovery operations. You can reuse an existing database in a new installation by applying a back up copy of the symmetric key. If the keys cannot be recovered, this tool provides a way to delete encrypted content that you no longer use. To learn more about key management and storage of sensitive data, see Storing Encrypted Report Server Data and Configuring and Managing Encryption Keys.

The rs utility is a script host that you can use to perform scripted operations. Use this tool to run Microsoft Visual Basic scripts that copy data between report server databases, publish reports, create items in a report server database, and more. To learn more about using scripts to administer a server, see Scripting Deployment and Administrative Tasks.

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With SQL Server 2008 R2 and later, the rs utility is supported against report servers that are configured for SharePoint integrated mode as well as well as servers configured in native mode. Previous versions only supported native mode configurations.